Ok so I'm not quite sure what to feed my rats. At first I had them on the Adult Oxbow rat food, but there poop didn't look healthy at ALL(diarrhea like and nasty). So then I switched them to the Oxbow Young Rat And Mouse Food and their poop turned back to the normal healthy rat poop. Since they...

So I know that Gerber puffs are a popular rat treat, but in February there was a report about baby food (and Gerber's rice flour, which is in the puffs) containing lead, arsenic, and mercury? Is it still safe to feed them to ratties? Am I overreacting? I don't have rats yet, but I'm getting them...

Other than lab blocks, what do you feed your rats and how much? Living in south Louisiana, I know we eat good and I’m sure most of our pets do too. My boys love bok choy, wild rice, rolled oats, squash, boiled potatoes, any chicken/meats they can get, bananas, lots of stuff. I try to do fresh...

Hey, so this is my first post so I’m not really sure what I’m doing here. I have a rat who is about 2 years old now and up until earlier this week he was super energetic and he seemed to go downhill really fast. I had to move him to a smaller single story cage because he was falling off the...

I was thinking in order to give my rats more enrichment, but still ensure they get enough nutrients, I could use mostly Oxbow and then add some "treat" pieces in there that are still good for them but also make eating a little more interesting. Like maybe I could use 80% Oxbow and maybe 20% of...

Hello! I adopted my three little boys two weeks ago from the local shelter and I have some food related questions. I'm not sure what brand of lab blocks I have as the shelter gave me some in a big ziplock bag (don't worry, I know it's rat food, I just don't remember which brand they told me it...